Over the past few months I’ve become obsessed with the idea that economic principles and arguments need to be explained more intuitively. I’ve assumed that the best way to approach that task would be to create robust metaphors that can be intuitively grasped. But a short parody video by Julie Borowski on the minimum wage has made me realize that sometimes all we really need is to show the obvious conclusions of policy positions.

Borowski’s presentation is silly, her style slapdash and homemade, and her argument well worn to the point of being trite. But there is something about having the argument presented visually that helps to put a fresh spin on an stale (and obvious) point.

Watch the video below and keep in mind that when she talks about “raising your own minimum wage” that this is exactly what we are asking the government to do on the behalf of low-skilled workers — often with the same results.